Bag frame



1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l F. A.' FULLER BAG FRAME Filed Dec.

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BAG FR AME Filed Deo. 22, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2` Fetented hier 1,123.

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FULLER, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSGNOB T0 THE J. E. MERGOTTG.,

OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CGRPORATION OIF DELWE.

BAG FE.

Application filed December 22', 1921. Serial No. 524,111.

To all u2/wm t may concern Be it known that I, FRANZ A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residin in Newark, in the county of Essex and tate of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Frames, of which the following is a specification'.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a metal frame for bags, 4satchels and the like, of novel and practical construction, embodying improvements in design and arrangements ot parts whereby the appearance of the finished article is enhanced and the number of parts reduced, simplied and strengthened.

Another purpose is to produce a. bag having combined interiorly with it a separate, smaller bag or purse, it being independently enframed and so arranged as to be accessible only after the main or outer bag is opened, the purse being pivoted to' one of the main bag frame elements in such manner as to present a substantially unobstructed opening into it.

A further object is in the provision of means,integral with the frame, for attaching a handle and also for securing the sides of the frame when closed.

These objects, together with others, will become apparent as the description proceeds, and are achieved by the peculiar construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a component of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan vievs'7 of a bag frame made in conformity with the invention, showing a portion of the bag fabric in engaged position. i

igure 2 is a side elevatlonal view of the same, including the combined purse.

Figure 3 is a. partial sectional, partial spective view, taken substantia ly on 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a complete bag, shown open and drawn to a reduced scale.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2, showing the manner of attaching the purse. l

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the preferred type of frame construction.

. detail the inner frame element used in connection therewith.

In the several views, the numerals and 16 respectively represent the outer wall of the main bag and its lining, and 17, in generall, designates the purse or interior receptac e.

These elements may be of any preferred material, as leather, textile fabrics, etc., etc., common to ordinary hand bag construction, the material being entirely optional.

The preferred ty e of framey structure comprlses a pair o relatively thin sheet metal channels 18 and 19, of eentially U shaped cross-section, bent, with their flanges outward,` to produce curved corners 20 and 21, from which extend parallel side elements reception of rivets by which the center' members of the frame are eventually attached.

These center-members consist of two thin metal plates presenting bar elements respectively 26 and 27, having curved corners 28 and 29, blending into projections 30 and 31, all being in the same level plane.

The side projections or arms 30 and 31 have parallel inner adjacent edges, but their outer edges are slightly tapered from the curved corners to their ends, and formed on their inner edges, and also along the inner, lower, edges of the bar elements 30 and 31, are a plurality oli short integral lugs 32, these lugs, when the frame is assembled, making contact with the bottom of the channel grooves in the frame members 18 and 19, for purposes further on apparent.

Perforations 34, near the ends of the side arms coincide with the perforations 24: when the frames are assembled.

Each of the arms and bars also contain a row of spaced pcrforations 33 closely adje cent their inner edges for the reception of strong thread 35 by which the bag material is stitched in` securing its edge to the inner frame members which are disposed Within the channels when the bag is assembled, the covering and its lining being disposed over the outer flanges of the channel as shown.

Extending outward 'from the side elements 30 and 3l are prongs 36 and 37, the same lieng passed throuh corresponding open slots formed in hinge leaves 38 and 39 and riveted thereover. The free ends ot' these hinge leaves are formed into broad, registering, substantiallycircular plates and perforated lo receive tubular rivets or eyelets lll), which act as pivots on which the bag frame opens and closes.

@ne of the inner frame members has both ot its outer corners extended as shown in Figures 2 and 9, the extensions 41 being symmetrical and oil any preferred shape, each containing an opening 4t2 in which is secured the ends of the 'flexible handle t3, thus eliminating separate 'fastening devices requiring brazing or riveting.

Also integral with both the bar elements 2G and 27 are spring arms 4.4 and l5 carrying beads i6 and 4:7, these arms being bent so that the beads or spheres are caused to engage and interlock in the usual manner, but it is to he noted that the carrying arms are part of the structure and not additional attached elements.

The inner bag or purse 17 is provided with any approved type of iframe, as 48, having snap catches 4:9. rllhe hinges 5G, at the ends of the frame have as connecting pivots, the shouldered portions ot studs 51.

The studs are also reduced in diameter'at their outervends and tightly riveted in the opposite sides of one of the outer frame members, as 23, at oints uniformly remote from their ends an so distanced as to permit the purse frame, together with its faslening, to turn freely below theI bar elements 1S and 19.

rlhu-.s due to the purse frame being pivoted at a point oil' the center of the main bag hin es, when the latter is open, the purse is rea ily accessible and at the same time much more than the usual space is provided 'for the entrance of articles or the hand into the main bag as can best be seen in Figure l.

ln the modification, shown in Figures 8 and 9, the structure is varied by extending the ends of the outer channel elements 22 and 23", the flanges being out away so that the bac-ks of the channels project, each being broadened to overlap as at 5l and 55 and. pivotally secured byl rivets 56.

.ln this case, the inner trame members 30 and 3l are cut oli' so that their ends register with the ends of the channel flanges, and are secured by rivets 25 as before described.

'l` he lugs 32 are used as before to prevent possible abrasion and Wear of the thread used in sewing the cover and lining maternaasaa rial to the inner trame members; the handle clip openings on one otthese members is used and also the integrally formed snap 'fastening means as before described.

Prime numerals have been appended to the elements in Figures 8 and 9 that Will be seen to correspond with similar elements in the preferred embodiment of the deviceas previously described.

By referring to Figures 2 and 3, the structure will be seen to possess elements oi novelty and practicability iully covering the specied objects.

As changes in construction could be made within the scope of the invention, it isintended that all matter contained in the loregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

l'laving thus described my invention, -what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

/ l. A bag frame comprising a pair ot channel members having angular extensions disposed in parallel, plate members disposed f the edges adjacent the ends, hinge leaves secured by said rivets, tubular rivets pivotally connecting the extremities of said hinge leaves. means for attaching the bag material to said plate members7 integral lugs extending inwardly from the edges or said plate members adapted to contact `with the bottoms of said channels, and means for maintainingsaid plate and channel members in relative position after assembling.

3. A bag frame comprising a pair oi ll shaped iframes having a channel crosssection, flat plate members loosely contained vvithinfthe channels oi said ll shaped members, means for attaching bag material to the inner edges of said plate members, hinges connecting the ends of said plate members, the pivotal plane of said hinges being beyond the ends of said channel members, means for uniting the airs oi plate and channel members, and eyes termed integrally at the corners of one of said plate members adapted to receive a handle.

l. A bag frame comprising a pair of U shaped frames having a channel cross-secllfi tion, flat plate members loosely contained Within the channels of said U shaped members, means for attaching bag materials to said plate members, hinges engaging the plate members at the-ir ends, means for securing said plate members Withinsaid channel members after assembling, and integral arms formed with said plate members, said arms carrying spheres adapted to engage and lock said frames when said frame elements are in closed relation. A

5. A bag frame comprising a pair of channel frames liingedly united at the extremities of their `side elements, plate members disposed in each of said channelled frames, means for securing said elements in rigid relation after assembling, means for permitting fastening bag material to said plateY members, arms integral With the plate members, said arms being resilient and bent tof Wards each other, and snap engaging means carried by said arms.

6. A bag frame comprising a pair of innerl and outer frame members, said outer meinbers being of channel cross-section, said in'nel.'

vmembers being hingedly engaged, means for positively spacing the edges of said inner members froml said channel members, integral eyes on one of said inner` members for attaching a handle, and integral spring arms on each of said inner members carrying interengaging mean-s.

7. A bag frame comprising a pair of inner and outer frame members, said outer members being of channel cross-section, said inner members being hingedly engaged, nieans for-positively spacing the edges of said inner members from said channel members, shoulder studs fixed in said channel members to extend in register towards the opposite side, said studs being located in a plate members, arms integral with the plate members, said arms being resilient and bent towards each other, and snap engaging means carried by said arms, shoulder studs fixed in said channel members to extend inregister towards the opposite side, said studs being located in a plane remote from the axis of the .frame hinge, and a purse frame having its side elements hingedly connected by the inner ends of said studs.

, This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of December, 1921.

FRANZ A. FULLER. Witnesses: l

A. B. UNDERHILL, FREDK C. FISCHER. r 

